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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
On Mount Etna.s Summit.

We left our mules and began to climb the
frightful wall of hardened ashes which
yielded a bit beneath our feet. We went on
painting, catching at projections, halting
each minute and supporting ourselves with
our iron shod slaves. 1t takes nearly an hour
to climb these last 300 meters. As we went
up the sulphurous vapors came into our
faces. We saw first on the right and then
on the left great jets Of smoke coming out
of the assures in the soil; We soon found that
the stones at which we clutched were hot.
At last we reached kind of narrow plat
form. In front of us dense cloud of smoke
was rising slowly, like white curtain roll
ing up. We advanced few steps, taking
care not to be suffocated; and suddenly at
our very feet yawned prodigious, fright
full abyss more than three miles in circum-
ference. We could dimly discover through
the vapors the other side of the monstrous
hole, 800 meters wide, with its walls going
straight down into the mysterious kingdom
of fire. The beast was calm. 1t was asleep
away down below. There was nothing but
the smoke constantly escaping from this pro-
digious chimney 8, 8l2 meters high.
Around US everything was stranger yet.
All Sicily was concealed by the mists, so
that we seemed in the sky, in the middle OF
the sea, above the Clouds, so high, 50 high,
that the Mediterranean appeared to be part
Of the blue sky. We were enveloped In azure
on all sides. We stood erect on this phe-
nomenal mountain which pierced the clouds
and seemed to repose upon the sky that
stretched above our heads, under our feet.
everywhere Guy de Maupassant.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
GisEcr-Eoik PcnulinriIics.

1t is not to be wondered at that these Door,
ignorant people, who live on Or by the sea
ell their lives, are imbued with queer notions
and superstitions concerning it They do
not acknowledge this readily, eIe rather
ashamed of it, indeed, and it takes time and
familiarity to bring these superstitions to
light They appear to endow the sea with
sentient power, with an intelligent and gem
orally malignant viii. 1t is ever ready to
undo human labor and destroy human no
Before very rough weather there OCCASION
ally comes d strange calm, hush like 10
nothing save the holding of breath before
q furious outbUrst of rage. 1t has a weird
effect, coming, as it often docs, at nightfall
After this dull, wailing, mufled sound
crcepS out Of the darlneSs-a sound as of
lamentation and entreaty heard from affair."
1.-THE sea is Calling" they say here; and
when this happens the fishermen expect Il gale
before morning. When the sea has GOT hold
of its prey and thcro is u house or houses
desolate in tho village they hold that is
mourns, making quite q different sound 10
any other time.
About funerals t.ere arc odd observaHces
and ideas. It Is unluclly either to meet or
To cross q funeral train. There are girls in
the village who are sort of professional
mournerS though Unpaid FOR children and
young women VINO de unmarried. They
are dressed in black, with white hoods. ana
shawls Of white spun sill; on their shoulders.
Six Of these mourncrs is tie mystic number,
and whenever one il married another Is
selected to fill her place. Probably It's con
sidered post of honor, for there never seems
q vacancy, though l do net know how tho
selection is made. They arc Sravo looking
damsels, so it may be BIZ their fitting appear
ancc. At q young mans funeral there arc
only two of these girls, who walk before and
are called Servers The Disorders have
custom Of singing sort Of diTge over their
dead, not unlike in eject the chanting OF
the monks ct 4 funeral in Rome. But when
the sad duties are done comes = time OF feast
ing. Their pride forbids them TO have any
thing but "a menseful funeral" Another
popularity is that when the people ere asked
to attend, it is by men and girls named
bidders (nct necessarily relatives of the
deceased Art Journal
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
Hints on Bathing.

We 'take cold' through the skin, it
should be remembered, as we also breathe
through it, throwing of supernUous heat
which becomes fever when the perspiration
is suppressod-and also sending oil waste
products. Persons who have any tendency
to pulmonary disease should make their skins
active. \ double handful of common salt
thrown into the bathing water after the
cleaning process has been performed is Il
beneficial addition. The saline particles are
very penetrating, and no amount OF rub
bin- will remove them from the skin, upon
which they exert n most useful though a
gentle. stimulating influence especially salu-
tary in "aSas of sluggish liver. Not only
does this act locally on the skin, increasing
its secretions, but also quickens the process
of nutrition IN all the tissues of the body.
ThumbleSs mittens of ordinary Turkish
toweling are as good as the more costly
sponges for the luxury Of the daily rub
bath" \ large Turkish towel, wrung out
in either tepid or cod water viii expedite
the bathing process; and by all means pro-
vide q good sized towel for the dry rub
afterward, Turkish towels that come the
size of crib sheets are most useful for this,
and the luxury of keeping two lipea bath
sheets il daily use is known to the initiated
few. After either cold or warm plunge
bath tie immediate covering OF the whole
body in a large wrap of linen or the soft
tufted cotton gives the sensation of luxury
that some people never know.-New Orleans
Picayune.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
PHASES OF ITALIAN WiTcHCRAFT.

Curious Things Recommended for Pur-
poses of Lucil--A Strange Case.
From such persons you may hear that il
any che takes tie Gees OFT OF q ravens rest,
boils them SO IS to rea5or them Incapable OF
incubation and rcp.Gocs them the parent
birds VIII fly to a brock and fetch thence q
white stone of the size and shape OF the eggs.
The stone, they say, it places carefully among
the eggs and then sits on eggs and stone to-
gether. Tho stone restores vitality to the
eggs, and after the brood is nedged and mas
flown it is left behind in the nest. It has,
however, suffered q great change. II is row
semi-transparent, ana IN every respect except
its weight and hardness is exactly like an
egg. If it be placed near any poisoned food
the yelll begins to move violently and thus
warns the fortunate possessor Of his danger.
The lapwjng IS even more given to sorcery.
1t always deposits n stone the size Of O pea in
its nest What use il is to the bird or lis
family no one seems TO know. but il any one
finds it and PAGES it under the pillow OF
sleeping person he viii answer every ques-
ton that does not exceed the limits Of human
knowledge with perfect truth in the language
in which il is asked. The marvellous stories
told of serpe:,ts are innumerable There is
one about q yard in length and as thick as
the upper part of a strong mans arm. which
haunts dry wooded places. 1t is so yencnous,
especially in May, that not only will the first
person it bites in that month die himself but
any one who stands beside or comes TO help
him viii share the Same fate. IL he falls be-
meath tree, that, too, or If it be very large,
at least one-half Of it viii be killed.
Again, serpents OF all kinds are very fond
of milk. In the old days, before the railway
was built, a coachman who used to drive on
the road between Foggia and Naples once
fell asleep outside little inn while his horses
were batting. His mouth was open and a
snake crept down his throat. After this he
f. though he did not know why,
4-u..o - doctors could tell what was
the matter with him At last he consulted
the professors of the University Of Naples
They hung him up by his feet and placed n
great bowl OF milk beneath his head. The
snake, attracted by the smell, crept cut TO
drink, but still kept great part of It's body
in the mouth and throat OF the coachman
A young doctor sprang forward, pulled it
out andthrew it away, when it was killed
1t was abol.t two and a half feet in length
After this the patient was as well as ever
Saturday Review
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
New YOrk's Girl Arabs.

Her head was held erect and her face
wreathed in smiles as she went out of court.
She waved her hand to some desperate look
ing youths, mere lads, on the benches and
whispered to the nearest one: s'I'n be with
Maggie = de island to morrer. I'll give her
de best love of de gangn
Thus she spoke of going to Jail. A few
years ago she would have been classified in
that same court as a ''pivoter, +" but to-day
she comes under the term "a chippy."
Pivoter means girl addicted to picnics, ex-
cursions and other affairs at which there was
a great deal of pivoting or waltzing, and
chippy means young thing. Both terms
apply to the same class of Maynard girls in
short dresses. You can get an idea Of the
size of this town when you realize that there
are enough misguided children of one sex to
add to our language word for common use.
The police estimate that there are 10000 of
these girl Arabs in New York, and at least
as many more in Brooklyn, Jersey City and
Newark combined.
They are the feminine counterparts of the
gangs for which we are notorious. They
are the product Of our tenement house
system, in which humanity is so crowded
that the children have to grow up in the
streets for want of room indoors The sample
chippy is revelation to humanity. She Is
feminine in nothing except dress. Other
girls are led to err, but she was born astray
She boasts that she was never known to cry.
She fights like boy, and would as lief fight
with a boy as not. She smokes, drinks,
swears, picks pockets, pliers and sometimes
chews tobacco. She haunts theatre galleries,
picnics, skating and east side ball rooms
She is Indifferent whether she sleeps at home
or in box wagon laid up in a side street
over night. She terrorizes her parents, and,
joining with other chippies every IN ,rnipg,
descends on the avenues where goods are ex-
posed on the sidewalks, and they are as il a
scourge was upon them.-Julian Ralph's
Letter.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
A HARD LIFE TO LIVE.
Dark Tinted Picture for Stage Strucl
Girls to Look Upon.

A Dark Tinted Picture for Stage Struck
Girls to Look Upon.
All honor to the brave girls who have gone
through mud and mire and fatigue and sor-
tow and temptation and have come out good
actresses, good women. They have staying
power which we all admire. They are the
jewels Of the profession; they make it honor
able. No, it is honorable in itself. Every
profe sion that is an honest effort to earn
ones bread is honorable if they who serve at
is affairs serve with pure hands, have
known many actresses; have seen them in
their humble homes; have sat by their sick
bed; have heard the story OF their patient
toll, their plain, neat, self-sacrifcing lives
and have felt like taking the mock queen
mantle and pressing it to my lips in honor
of their courage. And from one deathbed
came once thanking the actress for the
lesson she had taught me of soul SO strong
that it could defy temptation and of heart
50 good that it could ignore itself, and when
left her attic felt that had been very
near heaven.
But for all this, after looking at the pro-
fession on all sides, it is hard one for
women, almost impossible for those who are
not born to it. It is one which no woman
should choose lightly. She should measure
well her own strength and her talents, for
no woman can herself judge if beauty or a
gift at elocution or dramatic appreciation
will bring her success on Ihe stage. She may
be great genius and yet fail. The peispect-
i've of the stage is SO curious 1t is like
seeing ones face in a c3nclave or convex
mirror-it may be drawn out long or doubled
up very short. No one knows until she tries
Then the physique, admirable for reading,
may be Intellectual on, the, stage. We knew
one very beautiful wonias, full of the best
stage ancestry, the inheritor of theatrical
blood, who was a failure On the stage, while
Adelaide Nelson, fresh from the gin shop,
with no ancestry, very little education and
a bad burr in her pronunciation, was an
eminent success
1t is with no contempt for the profession
of an actress that these words are written
No; it is from the standpoint of much re-
spect, much knowledge Of and much SYM
pathy for those gifted women who contribute
so much to our enjoyment. And it is also
from large acquaintance with enthusiastic
girls who have desired to be actresses, and
from an acquaintance with one lady who IS
almost middle life became so infatuated with
the profession hat she west professionally on
the stage Beautifully dressed mistress Of
her part, ON admirable amateur, she failed
signaIly. She took to her bed and died. It
broke her heart. And, sorrowful to say,
the enmity of the men and women on the
stage with whom she hoped to become pro-
fessoinal worker helped to kill her.-Mrs.
John Sherwood in New York World
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
Habits of Niiscr Paine.

The portrait of q miSer which is being
drawn in tho contest over the Will of James
Henry Paine, of New York, would furnish
rich material for novelist The habits Of
the man, who left 800, 900 tied in an old
handkerchief, Gro shown by his visits to res
taurant for his meals. lie was very fond of
mutton stews. Occasionally enc would not
suffice and he would call for q second; the
price for stew was ten cents. Generally his
pockets were stuffed with pieces Of dry bread
which would at times fall out on the floor
He would order stew, pile up crusts Of hard
bread taken from his pockets, throw over
them about half bottle of Worcestershire
sauce and then swallow the whole with a
voracity terrible to behold. Chicago Jour
mol
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
A New Kink.

so Miss Blank Is marriedr be inquired
Yes Il heard that her father gave her 6
check for $1,000" YES, be did" @Wes it
good for anythingr -Well, that's the point
that puzzles everybody who was there. They
were all crowding around to see ii it was Ger
tilted, when she held it aloft and exclaimed
Dear father, but these diamonds are enoughf
She touched il to the gas and away it wen.
think its new kink, and one intended tc
ave the old man Detroit Free PresA
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
9ai11 eagle
LOVES SOLITUDE AND SOCIETY.

When must go into the turmoil r,,.ie
Of worldly men and ways, cheerily TO-
Snce am there as one that hath no fee
But moves in sylvan peace, where boughs ex.
ciude
The too fierce sun and Paths with leaves ara
streEed,
and bird-sought brooks in Shady Stiffness flow
1 need not shun the turmoil, since know
That Love viii make for me sweet solitude
And If / into exile must be sent
Let me not grieye; the F.te's commanding Inns
KISS. and take my way without fear,
Il in the desert must pitch my tent.
Love hath within itself all fclloTsaips,
Is friends and home and rest and uienteous cheer
-Etian, ic Monthly.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
ghe gatlp Eae1e 91urutuq @aap
A sLEEPLess NIGHT.

TIE center OF this universe OF stars
Is the poor human heart that feels its paini
Nearer to itsindividual gain,
It's story personal Of wounds and scars
Than all the far of thunder Of tho cars
OF wheeling planets In the midnight plain;
One moments torture makes the pageant vain
One tear the vision of tn eternal Mars
Bound in a narrow mystic ring Of fire,
We live but when We suffer, and we touch
The real only when We suffer much,
AL else is shadow. All, when hopes expire,
And to its source the stricken heart blood runat
Ny life to me is more than all the sums!
-Cornhill Magazine
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
The Panama Canal.

The following items regarding ihs progreo
OF work On the Panama canal arc Of interest:
Twenty thousand men are On tie isehmGs; As
miles OF special railroad have been b1ils; ~
COO cars, % steamers, 800 vessels, 5o4 small
iron works, IS drags, 90 herczllean excasa.-
oss, 35 powerful perfcrn.ors, aid 4cs tn
mense pumping engines are q. work. Light
for nigh; work Is supplied by .oo lamps. and
rs engines are constantly engaged srston
TrarSYft.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
Cilleu and His Stocks.

Mr.. Tilden frequently invested in railroad
stocks whenever there was n decline in the
market or chance to ger in on the ground
floor in deal. 1t nettled him, however. to
he considered a speculator. He would indig-
nantly repudiate the characterization, and
cay: Il am an investor, not . speculator.
buy when consider stocks are good pur-
chase; then decide on the figure l will sell
at, just as Z grocer marks his selling price,
and sell whenever can get my price. with
out reference to the market. Chicago
Harall
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

The Howe family recently held reunion
at Lansing. Mich There were present nine
brothers, whose ages ranged from Il to -,
and combined footed up sci years Their
total weight was l, IA pounds, being Al aver
age of 1907 The most remarkable thing
about the reunion was that it was tie first
time that the nine brothers had ever all been
together. Their parents, who were over 70
when they died, h.i never seen al the boys
together.-ChieaSs Tribuna
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
Ore Discovered by Electricity.

Leadville is excited over a new electric In
dicator that is used to determine the location,
from surface observations, OF underground
mineral bodies Il Is the invention Of q
prominent electrician OF Boston, and is con
structed upon the theory that the strong cleo.
tric currents shown By large mineral bodies
can be utilized 10 locate the latter. The ma.
chine is simple affair, consisting Of e,ec.
trotles which connect with batteries IN box
containing an electric needle. The infuence
Of the electric subterranean currents upon
the needle is supposed 20 indicate the presence
Of al ore body.-New York SGn
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

A well Known actor says q bushcl OF press
notices in England would rot raise a cctcr's
salary cent, but that in america tie cc;a
mcnts Of tic press arc of the first i2.por
lance, because tie people read
Times.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
Holding His Position,

Wife-It don't see how you can say that
Mr.. Nhitecho5er has an e1feIninate way of
talking. lie has very loud voice. Hus-
b2nd-I mean by al eiTeminate way of
talking. my dear, that he tails all the time.
-Harper'S Bazar.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

Not much of compliment: MY face Is
my fortune" said Miss Bluebiood to young
Dumley. How poor you must feel, re-
Piled that young man, commisera'insly--
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
"Iames. | don't see bnt what I shall

have TO have a new bonnet if I'm going
20 the Permanent exhibition with you"
'Perm-why, that's three or four years
.rom now. You'd better read up
'Oh, yes, James, l do read up. But
three or four years are none too long be-
forehand to begin If l am going to get the
money in Observation-Disclosures Post.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

Wall paper is % beautiful and artistic
saw Us TO be easily mistaken for fresco
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

BoStcn Publishers prefer Nora Perry as =
manuscript reader. and she is in great de-
eiard.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

Toboggan note paper and envelopes have
appeared in time to be mixed U 9Th tie
craze 81 the hour.
Telegram-herald., 1887-10-17
Real Esfofe- Countrv.

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Telegram-herald., 1887-10-17

Cranks ara s4slsCsiass, unbalanced
psgria.s. xho shot oS "a . sanzsni z0d
thsg ars 0faa erazY ia one direction
only ssFsflnx = group ~ iAcuiti--'
Tn makes TIC ersnks sl1ogetlsr Aofs
dangerous nslabs1s u soclsfy, ior you
can hardy tali shsghsf yoa Lave ssne
nsa ~ lanati-
Probably oar political essnzs aEs tAs
n0sg naIasroas. political eranx = =
@oas ides7 llan. sfscisd VIII uacoa-
scioas sxazserstion. Re ulazniisa
nois-hlll la.1 a mountain. bls hobby be
comes bigger tfsa ihs hoass tue anclsnts
l0ssged sszimeut ~ soi1isss ID. he "a
Pr0hl5liioaisi Thai topic takss pos
ses.,on - ia 5raIa. I4s whole world .
dranz. countless tlolssnds dyug from
ths sfscts q rra every nsw moon. Be-
si,lea. shisky drinking - sending al the
inhabitants q the earth % The poor
hoazs, and crime is usgsr commlttod ox-
cspt - uzn about "tlrso sheets ia tue
wlad
SO tbs PrOhlait0nist demands party.
H. ldsa hss ssaamed most gigsntlc pro
portions. {. has lzksn possession Of
hiro. body. bra.ss. a1t soul, the sans ~
those old New El gland -0switehrsnts.
Tsmpsrsncs Is tbs all absorbing quss-
sion of .as earth. aad hs not only makes
political PLANK ot Il. bus the sntire
platform. upoa which 10 elect the Pgesi-
dsut snd run ths Government
Another set of ncen gst labor on the
brain. Is righls and wrongs are onulp-
otsnt Another class 20 crazy on the
grssnbaek. thss is the Alpha snd Omega
ot sxiatsucs. Still another gets wild
ovsr TIA tariff. or free trade. each IN a
msasurs. absolutely insane. And 4 pop
ulAr sphere % crankism with al these
noonlings u. b found snd run Ma
tionsl party on single idsa- But that
i,ss. % lasm. comprrhsnds everything -
the uniysrss. II - naagnihed into sn
srrunsoa.. dazzling sun. never acting,
but tDrevsr rolling before their cranky
eyes. aud they can sss nothing besides
the. Hence our numerous political or
gsnizafions. each one struggling for sg-
prsmacy. We may yet have an Anti
Park and Beans psrty-Anti-Mormon,
Anti Indian. and 80 on.
Wee b the day, II crankism ever gets
eontr0l og this Govsrnmsnsl